The School for Scandal

Newspaper Reviews: The School for Scandal

1. London Chronicle, May 8, 1777

An Account of the School for Scandal, performed for the first time at Drury-lane Theatre last night.

The School for Scandal is the production of Mr. Sheridan, and is an additional proof of that gentleman’s great abilities as a dramatic writer. The object of the satire is two-fold—detraction and hypocrisy, which are the prevailing vices of the times; by the first the good are reduced to a level with the worthless, and by means of the second the latter assume the appearance of men of virtue and sentiment. Nothing, therefore, could have been more seasonable than this comedy, which, in point of execution, is equal, if not superior, to most of the plays produced these last twenty years. The characters are drawn with a bold pencil, and coloured with warmth and spirit …

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